Strikeforce Weigh-In Results and Tournament Pairings (Updated)

SAN JOSE, Calif. — All fighters have weighed in for Friday’s “Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives” event. Tomorrow’s show, which takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., airs live on Yahoo! Sports beginning at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.

Today’s weigh-ins were held at The Grill at the HP Pavilion. The casual affair drew fighters, friends, family, fans and a flock of media members.

To kick off the event, Strikeforce officials announced the pairings for the event’s four-man middleweight tournament — the first-ever tournament sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission.

After drawing lottery cards, it was announced that Trevor Prangley (16-4) will meet Falaniko Vitale (24-7), and Yuki Sasaki (21-13-1) will meet Jorge Santiago (14-7). However, although all four fighters made weight, one unidentified fighter is still awaiting medical clearance. In the event the fighter isn’t cleared, reserve Jeremiah Metcalf (5-3) is on hand. He weighed in at 182.5 pounds.

Additionally, former UFC fighters Dennis Hallman (37-12-2) and Sean Salmon (14-4) compete in the night’s first fight, which serves as an alternate bout for the tournament. If one of the tournament winners is unable to continue, the winner of the Hallman-Salmon bout will get a spot in the tournament finals.

(UPDATE: According to Salmon, Sasaki is the fighter who hasn’t been cleared to compete, and additionally, Metcalf may not be cleared to fight in time, as well. Salmon and Hallman are both preparing for a possible entry into the tournament and expect a final decision in the morning. Salmon also didn’t learn until today that the tournament bouts, including alternate fights, cannot include elbows to the head of a downed opponent.)

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